“Stud” Meaning In NYT Strands With Spangram And All Words (Spoilers Ahead)

Themes in the NYT Strands game might not always be simple; they confuse players with multiple meanings even if the theme is not very complex.

Players must analyze the theme to get the Spangram and other remaining words, so it would be better to use hints while it is confusing.

American Beauty and Going Underground are some of the previous confusing them in NYT Strands, while What a Stud! is today’s theme.

“Stud” Meaning And Spangram From September 16 NYT Strands

“What a Stud” is the theme that you will find in today’s NYT Strands, which might not give you the Spangram by analyzing the whole phrase.

Therefore, you can separate the words and try to understand the meaning of the words differently.

A stud is a large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface. Knowing this, we can assume that today’s Spangram might be related to “Piercing.”

If you guessed “piercing,” you’re on the right track. “Piercing” is today’s Spangram, which you can find by connecting the fourth row’s first letter to the fifth row’s last letter.

All Words For September 16 NYT Strands

Now that we have identified the Spangram, we assumed that guessing the other words would be easier. 

However, as we progressed with the game, we realized it was still challenging since the Spangram does not specify whether the other words are elements or body parts used for piercing.

Observing all letter alignment for today’s Strands, we noticed words like “Nose” and “Eye,” hinting that today’s words refer to body parts used for piercing.

If you have thought so and got all the answers for today’s Strands, then you must have found out the following words;

• EYEBROW
• EARLOBE
• TONGUE
• SEPTUM
• NAVEL
• CHEEK
• NOSE

Finally, with a few wrong attempts and hints, we got all 8 words to complete the September 16 NYT Strands. If you are stuck with the game, you can use hints or make mistakes to progress further.